trosma

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Galician[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Celtic *trudsmo-[1] Compare Welsh trwm and Old Irish trom.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

trosma m or f (plural trosmas)

  1. dim-witted; sluggish
    • 1926, Xulián Magariños, O Kalivera 30 HP:
      Recoñezo agora que fun moi trosma daquela; os pillabáns non só me desprumaban mais aínda se moqueaban de min
      I concede that I acted very innocently back then; the rascals didn't just stripe me, they also mocked at me

Noun[edit]

trosma m or f by sense (plural trosmas)

  1. gawk, simpleton

References[edit]

  1. ^ Martins Estêvez, Higino (2008) As Tribos Galaicas. Barcelona: Edições da Galiza. pages 535-537.

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